| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0283 |
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| Category |
Pottery; Vessels |
| Object Name |
Jar |
| Culture |
Pee-Posh (Maricopa) |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
Maricopa |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1940s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Clay; Organic pigment |
| Description |
Cylindrical jar with flat base, rounded lower body and constricted neck with everted, scalloped rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior and interior of rim are covered with red slip and burnished; Black painted designs on exterior consist of two bands of solid triangles pendant from encircling lines, one around neck and one at midlevel height; Triangles on lower band have open circles at their apexes and those in upper band have U-shaped hooks; Solid black line outlines jar's lip; Jar is unsigned. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 11.8, Rim Diam = 10.6, Max Diam = 11.5 |